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Most Common Kapampangan Words
Kapampangan
Essential Kapampangan vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| tau | person | ta-OO |
| bale | house | BA-le |
| danum | water | DA-num |
| pamangan | food | pa-MA-ngan |
| obra | work | OB-ra |
| dalan | road | DA-lan |
| lagyu | name | LAG-yoo |
| anak | child | A-nak |
| tatang | father | TA-tang |
| inang | mother | EE-nang |
| lupa | land / face | LOO-pa |
| puno | tree | POO-no |
| ilog | river | EE-log |
| kaibigan | friend | ka-i-BEE-gan |
| bengi | night | BE-ngi |
| aldo | day / sun | AL-do |
| kwarta | money | KWAR-ta |
| libro | book | LIB-ro |
| apuy | fire | A-puy |
| langit | sky | LA-ngit |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| munta | to go | MOON-ta |
| mibié | to come | mi-BIE |
| mangan | to eat | MA-ngan |
| minum | to drink | MEE-num |
| matulug | to sleep | ma-TOO-lug |
| mibié | to see | mi-BIE |
| magsalita | to speak | mag-sa-LEE-ta |
| nanu | to know | NA-noo |
| magobra | to work | mag-OB-ra |
| mili | to buy | MEE-li |
| mag-aral | to study | mag-A-ral |
| dinguen | to hear | DI-nguen |
| ibigan | to want / love | i-BEE-gan |
| tumakbu | to run | too-MAK-boo |
| muilad | to sit | moo-EE-lad |
| magtindeg | to stand | mag-TIN-deg |
| tulungan | to help | too-LOO-ngan |
| ibirie | to give | i-BI-rie |
| makahanap | to find | ma-ka-HA-nap |
| gawan | to do / make | GA-wan |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| malaki | big | ma-LA-ki |
| maliit | small | ma-LIT |
| mayap | good | MA-yap |
| maraul | bad | ma-RA-ul |
| bagu | new | BA-goo |
| luma | old | LOO-ma |
| maputi | white | ma-POO-ti |
| maitum | black | ma-EE-tum |
| mapula | red | ma-POO-la |
| malamig | cold | ma-LA-mig |
| mararag | hot | ma-RA-rag |
| matagas | hard / strong | ma-TA-gas |
| malambot | soft | ma-LAM-bot |
| dacal | many | DA-cal |
| daiut | few / a little | DA-iut |
| matayag | tall | ma-TA-yag |
| maababá | short / low | ma-a-BA-ba |
| matamis | sweet | ma-TA-mis |
| malakas | strong | ma-LA-kas |
| maganda | beautiful | ma-GAN-da |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| nune | now | NOO-ne |
| bukas | tomorrow | BOO-kas |
| kaaldaw | yesterday | ka-AL-daw |
| keni | here | KE-ni |
| karin | there | KA-rin |
| na | already | na |
| pirán pirán | always | pi-RAN pi-RAN |
| masyadong | very | mas-YA-dong |
| namu | only / just | NA-moo |
| naman | also / too | NA-man |
| magusbusing | quickly | ma-goos-BOO-sing |
| dahan dahan | slowly | DA-han DA-han |
| kayabe | together / with | ka-YA-be |
| uling | because | OO-ling |
| nung | if / when | nung |
| pero | but | PE-ro |
| at | and | at |
| anti | like / as | AN-ti |
| mumuna | first | moo-MOO-na |
| kabalwan | later / after | ka-BAL-wan |